The nightmare had come true: the sudden, terrifying death of the
beleaguered, valiant, seemingly indispensable Anwar Sadat. In a week of
anger and disbelief, the assassinated Egyptian leader was hailed in the
U.S., in Western Europe, in Israel and elsewhere as a man of courage
and peace. In a few Arab capitals, where he had never been forgiven for
signing a peace treaty with Israel, his death was greeted with cheers
and celebration, a burst of joy that...